Every two weeks or so I am publishing an essay from an emerging writer. This week, we are publishing “Fourteen” by Kristina (Kay) Heath. Kay (she/her) is a Canadian writer completing her MA in Creative Writing. She writes fiction and nonfiction, and is currently working on a novel about an influencer who accidentally starts a fire in the Rockies and a c…
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